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DIY FLOORING
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DIY FLOORING
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Janita Singh
Achieve top results when laying wooden and laminate floors.
TOP TIPS
Laying wooden and laminate floors is easier
than you think. Many floors come in easy DIY
forms and you just have to pay attention to a
few things to get them installed, say floor
experts at Bosch Power Tools.
Before a floor covering can be laid, the
subfloor has to be prepared accordingly. Floors
in old buildings often have to be covered with
underlayment panels in order to achieve a
good subfloor.
A new floor covering should be used as an
opportunity to generally improve the floor
structure if necessary.
TIPS from Bosch Power Tools:
Laying parquet and laminate
involves using tongues and
grooves, which are glued together
(the glueless version with a click
system is easier). Parquet and
laminate naturally expand and
shrink. This is why edge joints (at
least 10mm) must be taken into
consideration.
Always lay in the direction of
light. Start the first row in the left-
hand corner of the room with the
groove side facing the wall. Mount
the spacers to the wall, so the
expansion joint is maintained.
The last board of the first row
usually has to be shortened. Offcut
from the first row is used to start
the next one.
Lay the subsequent rows of
boards. If working without a click
system, use a hammer and tapping
block to join the elements togeth-
er. The width of the last row has
to be adjusted to fit the form of the
wall. Only then can it be glued and
inserted using a pull bar.
Fix everything with wooden
wedges. The glue should set for at
least one night.
FLOOR COVERINGS
SELECTION MORE
THAN THE COST
FLOOR coverings can be divided
into two categories: textile and
non-textile coverings.
Textile coverings include car-
pet, needle fleece as well as woven
and knitted rugs. Non-textile
coverings are divided into three
different groups: Elastic coverings
(e.g. PVC, linoleum, cork), hard
coverings (laminate, prefabri-
cated parquet, floorboards and
wooden floors) and mineral cover-
ings (natural stones, Terrazzo,
tiles).
Selecting a floor covering is
often not only a question of
money, it depends where the floor
is to be laid. Laminate floors, tiles
or linoleum are very well suited to
kitchens and workrooms. Lin-
oleum has the advantage that it is
both warm to your feet and repel-
lent to mould.
Tiles, marble and natural
stones are recommended for bath-
rooms and showers. Natural
stones are something special --
each plate is unique. Fine ceramic
plates and tiles are a mixture of
quartz, clay and feldspar.
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